rogue-river

Rogue River is a river in Oregon.

It ranks #4 among the 10 waters of Oregon in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Fished for steelhead and trout.

Species: steelhead, chinook salmon and rainbow trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1148699.

Access points: Grave Creek.

Hog Creek (access). It is launchable. Start of the Hellgate Recreation Area float; BLM: Grants Pass to Hog Creek 19 miles.

It is upstream of Indian Mary Park.

Almeda Park (access). It is launchable.

It is upstream of Grave Creek.

Foster Bar (access). It is launchable. Take-out for the Wild and Scenic float.

Galice Store (access). It is launchable. Also called Galice.

It is upstream of Almeda Park.

Indian Mary Park (access). It is launchable.

Black Bar Lodge (feature). It is launchable. Lodge on the Wild and Scenic float; relative position to Paradise Lodge not stated.

Cable Hole (hole). It is fishable. Named run inside the Rogue Elk Park to Shady Cove float.

Dodge Bridge Park (access). It is launchable. Hwy 234.

Paradise Lodge (feature). It is launchable.

Rattlesnake (feature). It is fishable. Section just below Dodge needing strong rowing skills.

Rogue Elk Park (access). It is launchable.

It is upstream of Shady Cove Bridge.

Shady Cove Bridge (access). It is launchable.

Touvelle (access). It is launchable. Float start below the old dam site.

Float: Lathrop Boat Landing to Hog Creek, from Lathrop Boat Landing to Hog Creek.

Float: Rogue Elk Park to Shady Cove Bridge, from Rogue Elk Park to Shady Cove Bridge, 7 miles.

Float: Indian Mary Park to Ennis Riffle, from Indian Mary Park to Ennis Riffle, 3.2 miles.

Float: Hog Creek to Indian Mary Park, from Hog Creek to Indian Mary Park, 2.5 miles.

Float: Almeda Park to Grave Creek, from Almeda Park to Grave Creek, 3.8 miles.

Float: Galice Store to Almeda Park, from Galice Store to Almeda Park, 3.5 miles.

Float: Wild and Scenic Rogue (half-pounder float), from Grave Creek to Foster Bar.

Float: Ennis Riffle to Galice Store, from Ennis Riffle to Galice Store, 1.6 miles.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: billkiene.com, Bureau of Land Management, ecoangler.com, oregonflyfishingblog.com and yellowdogflyfishing.com.

Hatches

This is a steelhead and salmon fishery; it is not organised around insect hatches.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.